Cooking Question - ATOMIC CHILI!!! Help!!!

[christa]

I made a pot of chili yesterday. It was already really HOT becasue it had a big fat habanero pepper in it. Then my husband comes home and puts about 1/8 of a tsp of "habanero mash" in it. Well, it's so hot now that HE can't even eat it and he's got a stomach made of steel!!!

So my question . . . How can I cool this stuff down? Any suggestions? Should I just water it down? Add more tomato sauce???

Seriously, it deserves the name ATOMIC!!!

HELP!!!

[Maresche]

I would add more of whatever else was in there; tomato sauce, meat, beans, whatever. That should decrease the heat to volume ratio enough to be edible.

[Samantha Puppy]

Yup, increase the volume of tomato sauce, meat, beans and add water. You'll have a monster VAT of chili but at least you'll be able to eat it! LOL

[PJ's Mom]

Yep. Add the least acidic foods first...such as beans and meat. :)

After that, tell hubby to leave the chili alone. :D

[Logan]

Your sinuses should certainly be clear!!!!! :eek:

Any spicy flavor my chili gets is due to using more Cayenne pepper. I've NEVER used a Habanero before! In fact, I've never even bought one! LOL!!!! :)

[christa]

Originally posted by Logan
I've NEVER used a Habanero before! In fact, I've never even bought one! LOL!!!! :)

ONE is all it takes!!! LOL Thanks for the suggestions guys! I will try it!

[Maresche]

Any chili you can't eat in the next few days should freeze nicely for later too.

[lynnestankard]

Try a little milk instead of water, to thin it out, it might help a bit - and serve it with yoghurt.

Lynne

[puppyluvs]

Originally posted by Samantha Puppy
Yup, increase the volume of tomato sauce, meat, beans and add water. You'll have a monster VAT of chili but at least you'll be able to eat it! LOL


I agree and add milk to if you can....
This happened to us once, everery one was adding this and that and no one knew the other was doing it....LOL

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by christa

Seriously, it deserves the name ATOMIC!!!

HELP!!!

If all else fails.....

Paint stripper!!!!:eek:


http://www.thescarms.com/hotstuff/pepperfacts.htm

Some Habanero facts!!!!

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This sounds gross but something sweet like molasses or a few teaspoons of brown sugar may take the bite out of it.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Brown Sugar counteracts the HOT AND SPICINESS. :eek:

[Logan]

I was thinking that a little sour cream, served with it, might help too! I love Chili with cheese and sour cream! In fact, that's what I had for dinner last night!

[christa]

Originally posted by KBlaix
Brown Sugar counteracts the HOT AND SPICINESS. :eek:

Now this is something that I've been wondering . . . if there's anything that counteracts HOTNESS . . . I knew that Milk was supposed to . . . I might try both milk and brown sugar . . . lol . . . I'll probably end up throwing it away anyway!!!

:)